Russia assigned the Kursk to the Northern Fleet which has access to the Atlantic Ocean through the Barents and Norwegian seas. Two thirds of all nuclear ships are based with the Northern Fleet.
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Day 18 is upon us, with yet another awesome preview of Sasha Janowicz’ award winning The Kursk.

#Kursk Fact: Russian submarine propellers emit a distinct noisy signature making them easy to track. In 1984, the Toshiba corporation sold the Soviets advanced machining equipment and computers that silenced their propellers. The Kursk, much to the consternation of the Congress at the time, benefited from this technology transfer.
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Day 16 of 30 Days of the #Kursk is upon us, and we are officially over the halfway mark.

Todays Kursk fact; It was a Norwegian/British diving team, using a powerful robotic arm, that was finally able to open the Kursk. There initial inspection eliminated all hopes of finding survivors.
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The Kursk is an Akula Class submarine many of which are in active service. In 2009, the US Navy spotted an Akula class submarine off the Eastern Seaboard. This incident was the first of its kind since the Cold War. In 2012, an Akula was spotted in the Gulf of Mexico.
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